I'm having a problem upgrading F-14A to f-14D

[Icarus999 70]

I believe i have followed all of the instructions here- i have taken all of the files from the mirage factory F-14A and placed them in a folder remamed f-14d- all LODs were replaced with the ones from the Iran

tomcat by MF as per insrtuctions the new F-14D data was added to the data files and all of the new files from the F-14D mod were added to the folder- the game does not recognise and load the F-14D for selection in single mission play.

 

this is the A/B/D mod- could some one set me straight on this upgrade?

 

the insructions read as follows-

 

 

F-14A/B/D

 

there are 3mods

 

f-14a high viz color

f-14b low viz color

f-14d low viz color

 

f-14a and f-14b are the same mod the only difference are the colors

 

 

select the CONTENT of the selected F-14 aircraft folder and copy it into

your aircraft folder

 

 

what you need:

 

You have to get the LOD.FILE´S only from the F-14A IAF (IRAN)

and drop it in to your F-14A/B or D folder

 

the F-14A IAF is available here in the download section and at Column5

 

 

one of this line´s below you have to add to the NOSE section in the DATA.INI

select the one that you need for the aircraft you gone make

SystemName[009]=F14A

SystemName[009]=F14B

SystemName[009]=F14D

 

 

[Nose]

ParentComponentName=Fuselage

ModelNodeName=nose

DamageRating=DESTROYED

MassFraction=0.262

HasAeroCoefficients=FALSE

MinExtentPosition=-0.473, 9.1,0.339

MaxExtentPosition= 0.683,0.783,-0.426

CollisionPoint[001]= 0.00, 9.0,0.3

CollisionPoint[002]= 0.00, 9.0,0.25

CollisionPoint[003]= 0.00, 0.7,-0.406

SystemName[001]=InternalGun

SystemName[002]=FuselageFuelCell1

SystemName[003]=Pilot

SystemName[004]=CoPilot

SystemName[005]=NoseGear

SystemName[006]=Canopy

SystemName[007]=BottomFuselageLight1

SystemName[008]=GearLight

SystemName[009]=F14D you have to add the line HERE

 

 

 

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one of this entry below you have to add to the Crew section in the DATA.INI

select the one that you need for the aircraft you gone make

 

[F14A]

PilotModelName=F14A

SystemType=PILOT_COCKPIT

Position=0.0,0.0,0.0

 

[F14B]

PilotModelName=F14B

SystemType=PILOT_COCKPIT

Position=0.0,0.0,0.0

 

[F14D]

PilotModelName=F14D

SystemType=PILOT_COCKPIT

Position=0.0,0.0,0.0

 

 

// Crew ---------------------------------------------------------

 

[Pilot]

SystemType=PILOT_COCKPIT

PilotModelName=PilotV1

Position=0.0,4.95,1.38

SeatModelName=seat_f-4

SeatPosition=0.00,4.89,0.94

MinExtentPosition=-0.329, 4.637,1.344

MaxExtentPosition= 0.329, 5.522,0.43

CanopyNodeName=canopy

HasArmor=TRUE

ArmorMaterial=GLASS

Armor[FRONT].Thickness=20

 

[CoPilot]

SystemType=PILOT_COCKPIT

PilotModelName=PilotV1

Position=0.0,3.25,1.36

SeatModelName=seat_f-4

SeatPosition=0.0,3.21,0.94

MinExtentPosition=-0.329, 3.437,0.43

MaxExtentPosition= 0.329, 2.373,1.364

CanopyNodeName=canopy

 

[F14D]

PilotModelName=F14D

SystemType=PILOT_COCKPIT you have to add the entry HERE

Position=0.0,0.0,0.0

 

// Engines ---------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

 

copy the entry in to the ligths section and REPLACE the existing one with the one below

 

 

// feux avant pod ECM

[bottomFuselageLight1]

SystemType=LIGHT

Color=0.98,0.5,0.5

Brightness=0.02

Position=0.0,7.49,-0.60

LightSrcOffset=0.0,0.0,-0.1

LightSrcRange=0.5

CanFlash=TRUE

FlashTime=0.70

 

 

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I followed all of these steps, I cannot seem to figure out what i did wrong.

[Lexx_Luthor 57]

This is a seperate aircraft, in a different folder than F-14A? If so...

 

Aircraft not appearing reminds me of something I often trip over because its easy to miss something in the names that are everywhere.

 

Make sure all the data files are renamed with D.

 

In all the ini files, make sure there are no F-14A, but F-14D instead.

[Icarus999 70]

Thanks lexx, that makes sense. Ravenclaw007 the modder who designed this conversion just p.m.ed me an said he would help me straighten this out. Thanks Ravenclaw.

just started playing with your environmental and effects mods lexx, you have really put some great stuff together; the nuke effects are spectacular!!!!

Edited May 27, 2008 by Icarus999

[Icarus999 70]

Ok I am good to go! Thank you Ravenclaw007.